Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 11 , Pages 872-878 , November 2009

Radical Cystectomy in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer: Oncological Outcome and Survival Predictors

  • Chen-Hsun Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Yuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Chou Lin

      Affiliations

    • Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Chieh Chueh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeong-Shiau Pu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Kuen Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hong-Jeng Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-How Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Kuo-How Huang, Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 21 December 2008 ,Revised 3 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60419-8

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60419-8

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 11 , Pages 872-878 , November 2009

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